live from las vegas it's time for fox5 news at 11. the bodies of a young couple found inside an apartment... and police say they may have been there for more than a day. tonight -- we hear from their loved ones. the ranchers involved in an armed oregon standoff earlier this year -- are cleared of their charges. what's next for the bundy family. many are already starting to trick or treat ahead of halloween. the safety message metro police have for parents... this is fox5 news at 11. local las vegas. a man and woman were found dead inside an apartment this afternoon. i'm john huck. i'm christine maddela. police say they may have been dead for more than a day. tonight -- friends and family of the victims held a vigil. that's where we find fox5's miguel martinez valle. he joins us there with their reactions.

here at mountain crest park where hundreds of people gathered tonight in a candlelight vigil for sydney land and neo kauffman family and friends of the young couple tell us they were the people found dead at an apartment complex earlier neo had gun shot wounds, police haven't said exactly how sydney died. they lit up candles and shared stories of the both of them... loved ones tell us the pair were found inside their apartment by a family friend after no one heard from them for more than 24 hours. they say they're in shock since both were so loved by those who knew them.

" neo was a great kid very very funny he had a lot of passion and hard as you can see everybody loves him joy to be around he was just a joy to be around people love to be around neo" " i just love her so much and i miss her i hope she's up there watching over everybody she's safe now and in a better place i'm gonna miss her" " sydney's family was at the vigil they describe her as a beautiful soul and they say she was kind and sweet. neos friends tell us he was always making people laugh and those who knew them say thee pair loved each other ve met in high school at centennial hills they moved in together a few months ago. neo was just 20 and sydney 21 police still don't know who did this. mmv ffn ll police say there was no evidence of forced entry into the apartment... but they do suspect

a child is dead after overdosing from prescription pain medications. police say the child's mom and aunt gave the meds for an injury... but they were not prescribed to the child. kendra hatch -- the victim's mother -- and mylynda hatch -- the victim's aunt -- were arrested yesterday. back in august -- metro police say they responded to a home near vegas drive and simmons... after a child was found dead. the abuse and neglect detail say both women had given a drug not prescribed to the child... to treat symptoms of an injury. both face open murder charges. today a jury found ryan and ammon bundy... and five of their supporters not guilty for their role in the takeover of the wildlife refuge in oregon. the armed militia occuped the area for 41 days... and were facig conspircy and weapons charges. fox 5s cyndi lundeberg spoke to the bundys and explains why they say today is all apart of gods plan to halt the federal government... plan to halt the federal government... i spoke to arden... thats cliven bundys youngest

can get past the charges in oregon... the rest will be a breeze. arden says he and his family believe they are doing god and the peoples will by fighting the government which they call a monster. ammon and ryan bundy... and five of their followers were found not guilty for their part in the takeover of a wildlife refuge in oregon. we spoke to cliven bundys only son not in jail- arden about the verdict... arden- god has touched america today he really shwoed his hand and his powers today because we have prayed and prayed and prayed the bundy's armed militia took over the malheur national wildlife refugee in oregon for 41 days in january 2016. arden- to be honest i was a little nervous the standoff had a violent ending. a bundy companion... lavoy finnicum was shot by the fbi on january 26th... the occupiers surrendeered a few weeks later

arden says wednesdays acquital strengthens his families belief they are doing the right thing battling the government. arden- we as people we invented them we brougt them in we are supposed to be over them they are not supposed to be over us we created this monster but us as the bundy family and the patriots with us we are taming that - this sets a dangerous precent in this election that any white man can take up arms especially if its at a government building annette magnus with battle born progress called on the federal government to intervene in oregon back in february and is concerned about the message this trial will send. annette magnus exec dir battle born progress- if youre white you get out of jail free annette magnus exec dir battle born progress- if it was black people or brown people it would have been a diffrent outcome the bundy's still face charges here in nevada for their invovlement with the bunkerville standoff with the bureau of land management in 2014... annette magnus exec dir battle born progress- were hopeful for a diffrent outcome herein nevada arden- the lord is on our side and we havent done nothing wrong ryan and ammon bundy remain in custody and will be transferred back to nevada. their father cliven... and other brother mel remain in federal

they are schduled to be in court for the 2014 armed standoff with the b-l-m in february. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty. skies will stay mostly cloudy for your thursday evening with only the chance of an isolated sprinkle. we'll keep it mainly dry tonight with temperatures in the 60s. the first of two storms moves in friday, spreading scattered showers into southern nevada during the late morning and afternoon. it will also turn breezy with gusts 20 to 30 mph. forecast rainfall totals are less than 0.10" with this system. clouds will increase saturday afternoon ahead of the next system. there is the chance of a few isolated showers saturday afternoon through sunday, but most of the rain looks to stay in the mountains and north of the las vegas valley. the second storm will bring strong winds

valley sunday with gusts around 40 mph. wind will back off for halloween with temperatures in the low 70s and 60s for trick-or- treating. skies will be partly cloudy. metro police are out celebrating halloween with families by hosting a trunk-or-treat... while giving out a few safety tips. parents to stay with their kids while going door to door... and also always stay on the sidewalk. if you have to cross the street... you should cross at the corner. police say there will be one trunk-or-treat event happening in all of metro's nine areas of command. they want everyone to come out and be apart of the community. "it's rare in this particular part of the valley to see children dressed up for halloween, enjoying themselves. they're out having fun. it's safe. you can tell the parents are relaxed. those are all good things we want to see on a day to day basis."

another metro trunk-or-treat will be at the office of community engagement near spring mountain and polaris. a plan to lure the oakland raiders to las vegas may be running into problems. casino moguel sheldon adelson says he could live with or without the deal. we'll have reaction from a sands representative about if adelson is playing hardball... or would he really walk away? "we have presidential bronzer this year, different masks- surprised hillary, the smirking candidate for donald trump, we have a crybaby trump..." there's so many choices when it comes to political costumes. why retailers believe it's also a prediction of the presidential

dan: if a bad guy breaks into my house, i have every right to defend my home. and i will. i have no problem with background checks and good decent americans bad guys? criminals? the dangerously mentally ill? we've made it way too easy for them to buy guns. we have a loophole where dangerous people can walk into a gun show and buy a gun, no questions asked. after that, they could walk into my house, or yours. and i'd rather they didn't have a gun. vo: yes on question 1. our children, they look up to us.

who we'll entrust our country and their future to. will it be the one respected around the world, or the one who the one with the deep understanding of the challenges we face, or the one who is unprepared for them? a steady hand? or a loose cannon? common sense and unity, or drama and division? or a man who's spent his life helping himself? our children are looking to us. what example will we set? what kind of country will we be? hillary clinton, because we're stronger together. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. we've got a choice to make. jacky rosen wants to build an economy that works for all of us, creating good jobs,

but with danny tarkanian, you can't escape the sleaze. tarkanian lost $17 million in a failed development scheme and stuck taxpayers with the bill. he even helped set up fake charities used to scam nevada seniors. danny tarkanian's out for himself. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. the oakland raiders to las

challenge. casino mogul sheldon adelson -- who is committing 650-million dollars to build an n-f-l stadium in las vegas -- says he's willing to walk away from negotiations. fox five's eric hilt spoke to a sands representative about the comments. for fans of bringing the raiders to las vegas, the last few months have been a roller coaster. "it's been up and down, carson city was a little crazy" but for some, that process has hit another down at a conference in israel, sheldon adelson said -- "they want so much, so i told my people, 'tell them i could live with the deal, i could live without the deal. here's the way it's gonna go down. if they don't want it, bye-bye'" according to a report from reuters "its a non story, there's no real context to it" sands senior vp andy abboud told me supporters of a las vegas raiders shouldn't worry about the

negotiation style and negotiations in general, there's no problems in negotations there's no real issues, we met with them all day yesterday, sort of a non story" but what abboud calls a non-story comes out the same week as another report earlier this week plans to build a new football stadium in oakland were submitted to the city by a group led by hall of fame player and former raider, ronnie lott. "its not just one person, its a number of people who have said they want to contribute not just who they are but dollars and cents to this effort" -- lott sot an effort that abboud says, sands corporation isn't concerned about. because oakland hasn't been able to get the money needed to build a new stadium for the team. "we look at all that, we've been assured by everyone that that will be very difficult to accomplish, nothing has changed in oakland that will allow them to finance a stadium" and fans and union leaders aren't concerned about the reports either. "it really don't concern us, i think the raiders know where they want to be" eric hilt fox five

we reached out to las vegas mayor carolyn goodman who was on the committee -- giving initial approval of the stadium plan. she says quote... "this entire, exciting possibility for las vegas came into play because of sheldon adelson's and mark davis' developed relationship." "if there are issues in how the private business partnership is moving along, these are entirely between them." and... the world series returns tomorrow night -- but this time in chicago! the bs indians face off in game three at wrigley field. that's where the players worked out today. the series is now tied at one game a piece. so far -- world series tickets for tomorrow's game are reaching three to four thousand dollars. you can watch the world series right here on fox five. it starts at five p-m. we will have a special edition show before and after the game. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty

shot this video skies will stay mostly cloudy for your thursday evening with only the chance of an isolated sprinkle. we'll keep it mainly dry tonight with overnight temperatures in the 60s. the first of two storms moves in friday, spreading scattered showers to nevada during the late morning and afternoon. it will also turn breezy with gusts 20 to 30 mph. forecast rainfall totals are less than 0.10" with this system. clouds will increase saturday afternoon ahead of the next system. there is the chance of a few isolated showers saturday afternoon

but most of the rain looks to stay in the mountains and north of the las vegas valley. the second storm will bring strong winds across the las vegas valley sunday with gusts around 40 mph. wind will back off for halloween with temperatures in the low 70s and 60s for trick-or- treating. skies will be partly cloudy. closed captioning

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many are poking fun at the presidential nominees with their halloween costumes. now -- it's moving to the front porch. meet the artist behind these political pumpkins... and her work of other celebrity gourds.

jim dunlap: too many nevada police officers have been killed in the last few years. the truth is, we make it too easy for criminals and the dangerously mentally ill to buy guns. they get them at gun shows or online from strangers, no questions asked. so here's something we can do to honor the fallen: close the background check loophole. that will help prevent future cop killings. it works.

have been shot and killed in the line of duty. celebrated v.o.: yes on question one. halloween early on the strip -- with a view of the world's largest observation wheel! the linq promenade kicked off a three day halloween party for the family! it started tonight... and will last until saturday. festivities include live music... zombies... and of course -- get lots of treats! "at this age, theyre just looking forward to candy! just right now, theyre just looking forward to be playing around, having a good time with us and this little one shes always looking for a good place to eat." the high roller will be lit in purple, orange and green throughout the night. the election season has been a huge inspiration for costumes this halloween. retailers across the country say masks and costumes of the nominees are a hot

some stores admit they have trouble keeping the shelves stocked with the political costumes... especially as the election creeps up on us. store owners say the trump masks outsell four to one... compared to clinton. customers are also combining costumes this year. lets say donald trump and the octopus costume, um, 'he had hands all over me like an octopus.' so that's a funny one. and now i just heard clinton in a prisoner outfit because you know 'crooked hillary. she should be placed in jail.' so you see a lot of these political puns and ideas coming from all of our customers." and forget what the polls say... "spirit halloween" claims the mask index since 1998 has accurately predicted -- based on sales -- the outcome of the presidential elections. so far -- it shows trump with a slight lead over clinton. the election season is also showing up on front porches... in a huge way!

political pumpkins. jeanne moos shows us "trumpkin" and "clintkin" in the pumpkin patch. it's a front porch like any other, until you notice who's sitting on it...donald trumpkin, hillary clintkin and, who's that third one? (jeanette paras, creator) "the wild card though was putkin. putin. i call him putkin." with a smirk and a wink. vladimir is the biggest, at 341 pounds. but it's the donald and hillary who get most of the attention... here in dublin, ohio and now worldwide, jeanette paras is famous for her portraits, though she's not really an artist. (jeanette paras, creator) "i started pumpkinizing giant celebrity pumpkins in 1988." she's done everyone from miley cyrus with her long tongue to kim jong un. jay leno's chin required a vertical pumpkin. kanye west was a hit with his glasses. since she pumpkinizes

news, the donald and hillary were no brainers. she'd already done a 374 pound trumpkin last year. (jeanne moos, reporting) "the trickiest feature to get right on trumpkin was, what else, the hair." it's made up of 6 very large wigs. carved trumpkins are popping up all over social media...right down to the minimalist wig and hole. when it comes to halloween, the donald is winning... his mask is overwhelmingly outselling hillary's nationwide. usually the candidate whose mask sells best tends to win the election. but the trump mask has an advantage. (tony bianchi, manager of halloween adventure) "the left likes to buy it because they want to lampoon him and the right likes to buy it cause he's god-like - he's their candidate." and over 95% of people who buy latex masks are men. as for the donald's pumpkin, uncarved, it'll last till new years. (jeanne moos, reporting) "so what happens when it's time to get rid of trumpkin, clintkin and putkin?" before dumping

jeanette says she chops them up like in the psycho shower scene. that's hair-raising. jeanne moos cnn new york. alaskan airlines salutes our military heroes... before veterans day. we'll have a look at the patriotic plane... to honor our men and women in uniform... and why m to much to the airline. airline. robert kearney: i fought for my country in kosovo and iraq, and i've been a republican all my life. but i'm the father of three girls. i can't stand hearing donald trump call women pigs, dogs, and bimbos...and i sure don't want my daughters hearing it. i want my girls to grow up proud and strong, in a nation where they're valued and respected. donald trump's america is not the country i

e this message. i've seen what can happen as the result of hate. my son matt was murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998. he was befriended by two men in a bar who pretended to be gay. they offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car, they robbed him and beat him. they drove matt out to the prairie and tied him to a split-rail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. in the aftermath of matt's death, in the love and support we were shown. so when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president, it terrifies me. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell ya. ahh, i don't know what i said, uhh, i don't remember. he's a mexican. i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldn't... words have an influence. violence causes pain. hate can rip us apart. i know what can happen as the result of hate,

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alaska airlines reveals a special tribute to our military members... just a few weeks ahead of veterans day. it's a brand-new boeing plane -- painted with the american flag... gold stripes around the engines... and logos to honor the men and

the company says they hire many veterans on their team. colonel garin tentschert spent 26 years in the air force reserves. he's now a chief pilot for alaska "i look at this plane and i think about all the guys that i served with and gals that i served with over the years. and also kind of now translate that into alaska and the people i continue to serve with that are also working for alaska airlines." the airline calls the plane a symbol of remembrance... pride... and appreciation for veterans and active duty -- in all branches of the miliry a heartwarming military homecoming in las vegas is caught on camera. a little boy receives a priceless gift at his birthday party -- his dad! "open your special gift! dad comes out, kids yell "daddy" and hug him" the deployed soldier surprised his family at the birthday party. the special surprise happened at "bounce u" in henderson. seahawks player